Sentences

Sentences are special scripts which determine how Wordz puts words or phrases together when it generates text.

Sentences can be viewed by doing the following:

 If the Browser window is not visible, select 'Browser' > 'View' from the menu or press F4. On the Browser Toolbar, click on the button that looks like the picture to the right. The Browser will now show a list of all the Sentences in the current file. To view or edit the contents of a Sentence, double-click on it's icon in the list. A window will open showing the tree structure in that Sentence.

Editing the contents of a Sentence

To change an item already in a Sentence
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Double-click on the item to open the Item Editor. The Item Editor allows full control over an item. You can change the name of the item by typing over its current name, or selecting a different Word Bank or Sentence name from the drop-down list below the item. The type of item (Sentence, Word Bank, Text or Control) can also be set from a drop-down list on the Item Editor. Links to other items can be set by typing a list of the numbers of the items you want the current one to link to, separated by commas, ie '3,7,10'. Press 'Apply' to commit the changes to the item.

To add items to a Sentence:

Once the Sentence is open, you can add items to it in the following ways:

Select the item you wish to add to the sentence from the Browser list. Click and drag the icon for the item into the sentence. When you release the mouse button the item will be dropped at the mouse position.

Open the Item Editor. Set up the Item as you want it, then click and drag the item from the Item Editor to the Sentence.

Using Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete:

You can also use these functions from the 'Edit' menu to manipulate the contents of Sentences. For instance, you could select a number of items in one Sentence and cut them to the clipboard, create a new Sentence and paste the items from the clipboard into it.

To Create a Sentence:

From the 'File' menu, select 'New...' then select 'Sentence'. A dialogue box will open asking you to provide a name for the new Sentence. You can use a name of any length or any type of character, but the name must be unique in the current file. Wordz will warn you if the name is already in use.

To Delete a Sentence:

Select the Sentence in the browser list box by clicking on it. From the 'Sentence' menu, select 'Delete Sentence'. Wordz will check to see how many Sentences in the current file refer to the selected Sentence, then ask you to confirm the decision.

To Copy a Sentence:

Select the Sentence in the browser list box by clicking on it. From the 'Sentence' menu, select 'Copy Sentence'. A dialogue box will open asking you to provide a name for the new Sentence. Pressing OK will create a copy of the Sentence with the new name.

To Rename a Sentence:

Click on the name of the Sentence in the browser list so that it becomes editable.
Edit the name then click on another item to complete the process.
Wordz will scan the sentences in the current file and rename instances of the Sentence.